October 29, 2025, Planning Board Special Meeting - WEHI Transcript

1 of 59 sheets Page 1 to 4 of 149 11/19/2025 04:42:31 PM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 1 TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2025 6:00 P.M. RE; PB-24-01 WEST ESSEX HIGHLANDS, INC. BOARD MEMBERS: ROBERT BAGOFF, Chairman JERRY GUARINO, Vice Chairman SUSAN McCARTNEY, Mayor KEN ALPER JOHN CARDOZA LORI KAPFERER SUSAN SCARPA, Councilwoman RYAN MacNEILL, Engineer MALVIKA APTE, Planner JAMILET BAQUERIZO VITE, Board Secretary GENIECE GARY-ADAMS, Zoning Official FISHMAN COURT REPORTING AGENCY 89 HEADQUARTERS PLAZA NORTH 4 SPEEDWELL AVENUE, SUITE 1440 MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY 07960 (973) 285-5331 - FAX - (732) 605-9391 2 A P P E A R A N C E S :1 2 H U T T , S H I M A N O W I T Z & P L O C K E R , E S Q S . B Y B R Y A N D . P L O C K E R , E S Q .3 B p l o c k e r @ h u t t s h i m . c o m 4 5 9 A M B O Y A V E N U E4 W O O D B R I D G E , N E W J E R S E Y 0 7 0 9 5 A p p e a r i n g o n b e h a l f o f t h e A p p l i c a n t5 6 G A C C I O N E & P O M A C O , E S Q S . B Y D I A N A P . M c G O V E R N , E S Q .7 O N E B O L A N D D R I V E , S U I T E 1 0 2 W E S T O R A N G E , N E W J E R S E Y 0 7 0 5 28 A p p e a r i n g o n b e h a l f o f t h e B o a r d 9 10 B R U C E I . A F R A N , E S Q . 1 0 B R A E B R U N D R I V E11 P R I N C E T O N , N E W J E R S E Y 0 8 5 4 0 A p p e a r i n g o n b e h a l f o f t h e O b j e c t o r , W e C a r e N J12 C o r p . 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 3 1 I N D E X O F E X H I B I T S2 E X H I B I T D E S C R I P T I O N P A G E3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 4 C H A I R M A N B A G O F F : T h e a p p l i c a t i o n b e f o r e u s ,1 P B - 2 4 - 0 1 W e s t E s s e x H i g h l a n d s , I n c , B l o c k 1 7 9 L o t 3 22 Z o n e I H - 1 W a r n e r R o a d . T h e a p p l i c a n t i s p r o p o s i n g t o3 d e v e l o p a 4 9 6 u n i t i n c l u s i o n a r y m u l t i f a m i l y r e s i d e n t i a l4 d e v e l o p m e n t o n a v a c a n t 1 2 0 - a c r e p r o p e r t y i n t h e5 n o r t h w e s t c o r n e r o f t h e T o w n s h i p o f N e w J e r s e y .6 F o r t h e a p p l i c a n t , M r . P l o c k e r .7 M R . P L O C K E R : G o o d e v e n i n g . B r y a n P l o c k e r ,8 H u t t , S h i m a n o w i t z & P l o c k e r o n b e h a l f o f t h e a p p l i c a n t9 C H A I R M A N

. P l o c k e r .7 M R . P L O C K E R : G o o d e v e n i n g . B r y a n P l o c k e r ,8 H u t t , S h i m a n o w i t z & P l o c k e r o n b e h a l f o f t h e a p p l i c a n t9 C H A I R M A N B A G O F F : M r . A f r a n f o r t h e10 o b j e c t o r s .11 M R . A F R A N : B r u c e A f r a n f o r t h e o b j e c t o r .12 G o o d e v e n i n g .13 C H A I R M A N B A G O F F : G o o d e v e n i n g .14 M R . A F R A N : O k a y . W e h a v e o u r w i t n e s s - -15 I ' m s o r r y , I d i d n ' t r e a l i z e y o u w e r e w a i t i n g f o r m e .16 W e h a v e S e a n W a l s h f r o m P r i n c e t o n H y d r o w h o i s g i v i n g17 a s u p p l e m e n t a l r e p o r t . I f I m a y c a l l M r . W a l s h .18 H e ' s g o i n g t o s i t t h e r e , i f t h a t ' s o k a y . I d i d n ' t - - i s19 t h a t a l l r i g h t ?20 M S . M c G O V E R N : W e ' r e g o i n g t o b e m a r k i n g t h e21 S e p t e m b e r 3 , 2 0 2 5 r e p o r t a s O - 3 0 , I b e l i e v e . O k a y22 J a m i l e t .23 M R . A F R A N : I h a v e n ' t k e p t t r a c k o f t h e24 n u m b e r , b u t t h a t ' s o u r n e x t w i t n e s s .25